# 誤

| 誤 | U+8AA4, &#35492; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8AA4 |
| ← 誣 [U+8AA3] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 誥 → [U+8AA5] |

## Translingual

| Japanese | 誤 |
| Simplified | 误 |
| Traditional | 誤 |

### Han character

誤 (Kangxi radical 149, 言+7, 14 strokes, cangjie input 卜口口一大 (YRRMK) or 卜口口女大 (YRRVK), four-corner 0668$_1$, composition ⿰訁吴 or ⿰訁呉 or ⿰訁吳)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1163, character 20
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 35546
* Dae Jaweon: page 1629, character 4
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3976, character 3
* Unihan data for U+8AA4

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 吳 | *ŋʷaː |
| 蜈 | *ŋʷaː |
| 鋘 | *ŋʷaː, *ŋʷraː |
| 麌 | *ŋʷaː, *ŋʷaʔ |
| 祦 | *ŋaː |
| 誤 | *ŋʷaːs |
| 悞 | *ŋʷaːs |
| 娛 | *ŋʷaːs, *ŋʷa |
| 虞 | *ŋʷa |
| 澞 | *ŋʷa |
| 鸆 | *ŋʷa |
| 俁 | *ŋʷaʔ |
| 噳 | *ŋʷaʔ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ŋʷaːs) : semantic 言 (“speech”) + phonetic 吳 (OC *ŋʷaː) – to speak an error.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): wù (wu$^4$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄨˋ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): wu$^4$
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ng$^6$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): m$^5$
* Gan (Wiktionary): u$^5$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): ngu
    (Hailu, HRS): ngu$^˖$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): ngu$^4$
* Jin (Wiktionary): vu$^3$
* Eastern Min (BUC): nguô
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): gou$^5$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): ngō͘ / gō͘
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ghou$^7$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$ngu
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): u$^5$ / u$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wù
*** Zhuyin: ㄨˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wù
*** Wade–Giles: wu$^4$
*** Yale: wù
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuh
*** Palladius: у (u)
*** Sinological IPA : /u⁵¹/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: wu$^4$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: u
*** Sinological IPA : /vu²¹³/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ng$^6$
*** Yale: ngh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ng$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ng$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋ̍²²/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: m$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /m̩³²/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: u$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /u¹¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngu
*** Hakka Romanization System: ngu
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ngu$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋu⁵⁵/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: ngu$^˖$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋu³³/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: ngu$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋu⁵³/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: vu$^3$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /vu⁴⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: nguô
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋuɔ²⁴²/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: gou$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /kɔu²¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngō͘
*** Tâi-lô: ngōo
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ngo
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ŋɔ̃⁴¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /ŋɔ̃²²/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gō͘
*** Tâi-lô: gōo
*** Phofsit Daibuun: go
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /ɡɔ⁴¹/
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ɡɔ³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡɔ²²/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ghou$^7$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: gōu
*** Sinological IPA : /ɡou¹¹/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$ngu
*** MiniDict: ngu$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$ngu
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ŋu²³/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: u$^5$ / u$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /u²¹/, /u⁴⁵/
* u5 - vernacular;
* u4 - literary.
* Middle Chinese: nguH
Rime :
| Character | 誤 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 疑 (31) |
| Final (韻) | 模 (23) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 五故切 |
| Baxter | nguH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ŋuo$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ŋuo$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ŋo$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ŋɔ$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /ŋo$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /ŋu$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ŋuo$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | wù |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | ng$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*ŋʷˤa-s/
    (Zhengzhang): /*ŋʷaːs/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 誤 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | wù |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ ngu$^H$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*ŋʷˁa-s/ |
| English | deceive; mistake |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 誤 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 13099 |
| Phonetic component | 吴 |
| Rime group | 魚 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 誤 |
| Old Chinese | /*ŋʷaːs/ |

### Definitions

誤
* incorrect
    誤解／误解 ― wùjiě ― misconception
       Hěnduō rén wù yǐwéi zhúzi shì yī zhǒnɡ shù. [Pinyin]
       Many people wrongly believe that bamboo is a tree.
* error; mistake
    筆誤／笔误 ― bǐwù ― slip of the pen
* to miss
    誤點／误点 ― wùdiǎn ― to be behind schedule
    誤了飛機／误了飞机 ― wù le fēijī ― to have missed a flight
* to hinder; to impair; to delay
    誤國／误国 ― wùguó ― to be detrimental to the nation
    誤人子弟／误人子弟 ― wùrénzǐdì ― to lead young people astray
    From: 1907 CE, Liu E, The Travels of Lao Can
    Dànshì wǒ zhè yínzi, sānrì nèi yǒu ge yàojǐn yòngchù, nǐ kě bié wù le wǒ de shì! [Pinyin]
    But I have an important use for this money in three days. Don't mess things up for me!
* to confuse; to delude
* mistakenly
    誤傷／误伤 ― wùshāng ― to injure by mistake
* (Internet slang) A particle placed at the end of a sentence to indicate that the poster is joking. (used with parentheses) (Can we add an example for this sense?)

### Compounds

* 一差二誤 / 一差二误 (yīchā'èrwù)
* 一誤再誤 / 一误再误 (yīwùzàiwù)
* 不得有誤 / 不得有误
* 乖誤 / 乖误
* 偏誤 / 偏误 (piānwù)
* 刊誤 / 刊误 (kānwù)
* 刊誤表 / 刊误表 (kānwùbiǎo)
* 勘誤 / 勘误 (kānwù)
* 勘誤表 / 勘误表 (kānwùbiǎo)
* 口誤 / 口误 (kǒuwù)
* 合理錯誤 / 合理错误 (hélǐ cuòwù)
* 因循坐誤 / 因循坐误
* 失誤 / 失误 (shīwù)
* 延誤 / 延误 (yánwù)
* 扶同詿誤 / 扶同诖误
* 擔誤 / 担误
* 東差西誤 / 东差西误
* 欺君誤國 / 欺君误国
* 正誤 / 正误 (zhèngwù)
* 正誤表 / 正误表
* 洪喬之誤 / 洪乔之误
* 無誤 / 无误 (wúwù)
* 筆誤 / 笔误 (bǐwù)
* 罣誤 / 罣误
* 耽誤 / 耽误
* 脫誤 / 脱误
* 臨期失誤 / 临期失误
* 自誤 / 自误 (zìwù)
* 舛誤 / 舛误
* 訛誤 / 讹误 (éwù)
* 詿誤 / 诖误
* 誤事 / 误事 (wùshì)
* 誤人 / 误人
* 誤人子弟 / 误人子弟 (wùrénzǐdì)
* 誤信 / 误信 (wùxìn)
* 誤傳 / 误传 (wùchuán)
* 誤傷 / 误伤 (wùshāng)
* 誤入歧途 / 误入歧途 (wùrùqítú)
* 誤判 / 误判 (wùpàn)
* 誤區 / 误区 (wùqū)
* 誤國 / 误国 (wùguó)
* 誤國害民 / 误国害民
* 誤國欺君 / 误国欺君
* 誤國殄民 / 误国殄民
* 誤國殃民 / 误国殃民
* 誤報 / 误报 (wùbào)
* 誤寫 / 误写
* 誤導 / 误导 (wùdǎo)
* 誤差 / 误差 (wùchā)
* 誤打誤撞 / 误打误撞 (wùdǎwùzhuàng)
* 誤投 / 误投
* 誤時 / 误时
* 誤會 / 误会 (wùhuì)
* 誤期 / 误期 (wùqī)
* 誤植 / 误植 (wùzhí)
* 誤殺 / 误杀 (wùshā)
* 誤用 / 误用 (wùyòng)
* 誤解 / 误解 (wùjiě)
* 誤診 / 误诊 (wùzhěn)
* 誤認 / 误认 (wùrèn)
* 誖誤 / 誖误
* 誤謬 / 误谬 (wùmiù)
* 誤譯 / 误译 (wùyì)
* 誤讀 / 误读 (wùdú)
* 誤餐 / 误餐
* 誤餐費 / 误餐费
* 誤點 / 误点 (wùdiǎn)
* 謬誤 / 谬误 (miùwù)
* 謬誤百出 / 谬误百出
* 貽誤 / 贻误 (yíwù)
* 迷誤 / 迷误 (míwù)
* 違誤 / 违误 (wéiwù)
* 過誤 / 过误
* 遲誤 / 迟误 (chíwù)
* 錯誤 / 错误 (cuòwù)

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 誤 |
| Kyūjitai | 誤󠄁 誤+&#xE0101; (Adobe-Japan1) |
| Kyūjitai | 誤󠄄 誤+&#xE0104; (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho) |
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### Kanji

(Sixth grade kyōiku kanji)
* wrong, incorrect
* to err, to mistake, error

#### Readings

* Go-on: ぐ (gu)
* Kan-on: ご (go, Jōyō)
* Kun: あやまる (ayamaru, 誤る, Jōyō)、あやまり (ayamari, 誤り)

#### Compounds

* 誤(ご)飲(いん) (goin)
* 誤(ご)嚥(えん) (goen)
* 誤(ご)解(かい) (gokai): misunderstanding
* 誤(ご)記(き) (goki)
* 誤(ご)見(けん) (goken)
* 誤(ご)差(さ) (gosa): error (difference between a measured or calculated value and a true one)
* 誤(ご)殺(さつ) (gosatsu)
* 誤(ご)察(さつ) (gosatsu)
* 誤(ご)作(さ)動(どう) (go-sadō)
* 誤(ご)算(さん) (gosan): miscalculation
* 誤(ご)字(じ) (goji): a typo
* 誤(ご)字(じ)る (gojiru): (informal) to make a misspelling or mistyping
* 誤(ご)写(しゃ) (gosha)
* 誤(ご)射(しゃ) (gosha)
* 誤(ご)称(しょう) (goshō): misnomer
* 誤(ご)食(しょく) (goshoku)
* 誤(ご)植(しょく) (goshoku): misprint, typo
* 誤(ご)信(しん) (goshin)
* 誤(ご)診(しん) (goshin): wrong diagnosis; misdiagnosis
* 誤(ご)審(しん) (goshin)
* 誤(ご)送(そう) (gosō)
* 誤(ご)想(そう) (gosō)
* 誤(ご)送(そう)信(しん) (go-sōshin)
* 誤(ご)脱(だつ) (godatsu)
* 誤(ご)断(だん) (godan)
* 誤(ご)伝(でん) (goden)
* 誤(ご)電(でん) (goden)
* 誤(ご)答(とう) (gotō)
* 誤(ご)動(どう)作(さ) (go-dōsa)
* 誤(ご)投(とう)与(よ) (go-tōyo)
* 誤(ご)読(どく) (godoku): mispronunciation
* 誤(ご)認(にん) (gonin)
* 誤(ご)納(のう) (gonō)
* 誤(ご)配(はい) (gohai)
* 誤(ご)爆(ばく) (gobaku): bombing wrong target; explosion by mistake; (Internet slang) posting comment on wrong place
* 誤(ご)払(ばら)い (gobarai)
* 誤(ご)判(はん) (gohan)
* 誤(ご)判(はん)断(だん) (go-handan)
* 誤(ご)謬(びゅう) (gobyū): (logic) fallacy, error
* 誤(ご)品(ひん) (gohin)
* 誤(ご)聞(ぶん) (gobun)
* 誤(ご)変(へん)換(かん) (go-henkan)
* 誤(ご)報(ほう) (gohō): to report incorrectly; to misinform; to produce a false alarm
* 誤(ご)魔(ま)化(か)す (gomakasu): deceive, falsify
* 誤(ご)訳(やく) (goyaku): mistranslation
* 誤(ご)用(よう) (goyō)
* 誤(ご)療(りょう) (goryō)
* 医(い)療(りょう)過(か)誤(ご) (iryō kago)
* 過(か)誤(ご) (kago)
* 刊(かん)誤(ご) (kango)
* 弘(こう)法(ぼう)にも筆(ふで)の誤(あやま)り (kōbō ni mo fude no ayamari): even Homer nods: even the experts make mistakes
* 錯(さく)誤(ご) (sakugo): mistake, error, discrepancy
* 差(さ)誤(ご) (sago)
* 試(し)行(こう)錯(さく)誤(ご) (shikō sakugo): trial and error
* 事(じ)実(じつ)誤(ご)認(にん) (jijitsu gonin): mistake a fact
* 時(じ)代(だい)錯(さく)誤(ご) (jidai sakugo): anachronism
* 失(しつ)誤(ご) (shitsugo)
* 正(せい)誤(ご) (seigo)
* 間(ま)誤(ご)付(つ)く (magotsuku): to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss

### References

* ↑ 白川静 (Shirakawa Shizuka) (2014) “誤”, in 字通 (Jitsū)‎ (in Japanese), popular edition, Tōkyō: Heibonsha, →ISBN
* ↑ Haga, Gōtarō (1914) 漢和大辞書 [The Great Kanji-Japanese Dictionary] (in Japanese), Fourth edition, Tōkyō: Kōbunsha, →DOI, page 1975 (paper), page 1039 (digital)
* ↑ Shōundō Henshūjo, editor (1927), 新漢和辞典 [The New Kanji-Japanese Dictionary] (in Japanese), Ōsaka: Shōundō, →DOI, page 1125 (paper), page 575 (digital)

## Korean
### Hanja

誤 (eumhun 그르칠 오 (geureuchil o))
* hanja form of 오 (“error; blunder”)
* hanja form of 오 (“doubt; suspicion”)

#### Compounds

* 오해 (誤解, ohae)
* 오타 (誤打, ota, “typo”)
* 오답 (誤答, odap, “incorrect answer or response”)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

誤: Hán Nôm readings: ngộ
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.